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Puerto Rican-Style Kettles: A New Experience Near Choli
The Weekly Journal
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Bad Bunny has made Puerto Rican culture fashionable, including pavas. To take advantage of this surge in demand for one of the typical Puerto Rican hats, the immersive flower shop Floristree is offering the public the opportunity to personalize...
Subsidiary of Puerto Rico Prison Health Firm Sued Over Missouri Jail Death
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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August 20, 2025
A Florida-based subsidiary of Physician Correctional, Puerto Rico’s private prison health care provider, is being sued in St. Louis, Missouri, over the death of a jail detainee who allegedly convulsed for 20 minutes after being placed in a...
Trump Tariffs Spur Manufacturing Boom in Puerto Rico
Transport Topics
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August 20, 2025
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] President Donald Trump’s “America First” tariff policies are boosting manufacturing in Puerto Rico, an island he has both attacked and claimed to help more than any other U.S. leader....
PPP still banking on Amaila Falls hydro, GTE projects to end power woes
Kaieteur News
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August 21, 2025
Aug 21, 2025 News …renews 50% reduction in electricity tariff promise in manifesto Artists impression of GTE Kaieteur News – After failing to deliver a 50% reduction in electricity prices with the completion of the Gas to Energy project in 2024,...
Adams Ally, Chinese Business Leader Named in Ingrid Lewis-Martin Bribery Indictment
Documented - New York
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August 21, 2025
A prominent figure in Flushing’s Chinese Community was named in the latest indictments Thursday against Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Mayor Eric Adams’ longtime ally and former chief advisor, who was charged with multiple counts of bribery and conspiracy....
Trump’s America First Tariffs Gives Puerto Rico a Surprise Lift
Financial Post
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August 20, 2025
Millicent, headquartered in Northern Ireland, has committed to investing $45.5 million in Puerto Rico and creating at least local 73 jobs over the next five years. Frank Rodriguez, president of the company’s Puerto Rico operations, said Millicent...
From 'Morbius' to 'Hit Man': All 14 Adria Arjona Movies So Far, Ranked
Movie Web
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August 23, 2025
Adria Arjona has made a huge name for herself over the past 10 years. The Puerto Rican actress has been working steadily since 2015 and has been cast in both starring and co-starring roles, honing her craft on both the big and small screens....
Fort Buchanan and San Juan FBI Join Forces to Raise Awareness Against Terrorism in Puerto Rico
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 20, 2025
FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO—Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), San Juan Office, joined U.S. Army members at Fort Buchanan, Aug. 15, to participate in a Counterterrorism Symposium, intended to inform the community on how to...
Exact time 26C scorcher set to hit Leicestershire this bank holiday weekend
Leicestershire Live
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August 22, 2025
A sizzling bank holiday weekend is on the way for parts of the UK - including Leicestershire. However, it will be a mixed picture for many with storms set to hit others across the country. Latest data from WXCharts shows that over Saturday (August...
Study: Puerto Rico tax load rivals that of US states
News is My Business
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August 20, 2025
Puerto Rico residents face a tax burden that rivals, and in some cases surpasses, that of several U.S. states, according to a new study by the Institute for Economic Liberty (ILE). The report, “Taxes in Puerto Rico: Structure, Tax Burden, and...
Cuban Flames, Imperialist Tundra
CovertAction Magazine
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August 23, 2025
Danny Shaw with friends in Cuba. [Source: Photo courtesy of Danny Shaw] An Ethnographic Portrait of Youth, the Blockade and Survival in Havana Today, on the 72nd Anniversary of the July 26th Attack Argentinian sociologist Atilio Borón, analyzing...
Caribbean Airlines Delivers Easier Connectivity Between Dominica and Puerto Rico
South Florida Caribbean News
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August 19, 2025
BW 297 was greeted to a water salute upon its arrival in Dominica. Following a non-stop flight from Puerto Rico. Photo courtesy @767AVIATOR Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago — Caribbean Airlines flights BW 296 and BW 297 were warmly welcomed upon...
Puerto Rico Statehood Linked to Alaska Summit, Show-Down in DC
PR51st
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August 18, 2025
Meeting in former U.S. and Russian imperial territorial possession, D.C. “home rule” regime crisis, spark Puerto Rico statehood debate By Howard Hills Even as the Alaska summit loomed large, the President did not hesitate to launch a robust...
Baltimore entrepreneurs thrive through Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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August 21, 2025
By Tashi McQueen AFRO Staff Writer tmcqueen@afro.com As National Black Business Month continues, the AFRO is shining a light on the efforts of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Baltimore, which aims to educate and empower small...
Todos los famosos que se han subido al escenario en los conciertos de Bad Bunny en Puerto Rico
KESQ-TV - California
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August 19, 2025
Por Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español No fue St. Barts, Mustique, Fiji o las Maldivas. La isla que fue un imán para ricos y famosos este verano de 2025 fue Puerto Rico. La razón: la residencia del cantante Bad Bunny en la isla, una serie de 30...
‘Even Puerto Rico paid its bill’: Thames Water creditor suggests backers are safe
The Guardian
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August 19, 2025
The largest creditor to struggling water company Thames Water has said it is confident that it will not lose money, joking that the UK was comparable to Puerto Rico, which paid lenders to its water company despite a crippling debt crisis. Dominic...
Puerto Rico ROTC Cadets graduate Basic Camp
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 18, 2025
FORT KNOX, KY. – More than 20 Puerto Rican cadets graduated Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on Aug. 6, 2025. Basic Camp is a 30-day training that introduces Cadets to the Army, building leadership...
CUD and BDE sign agreement to support 5,000 merchants in Puerto Rico
The Weekly Journal
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In the framework of its annual convention, the United Retail Center (CUD in Spanish acronym) and the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico (BDE in Spanish acronym) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU in Spanish acronym) with the main...
How tariffs are a buzzkill for the coffee biz
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 23, 2025
Bad news, coffee drinkers: According to the latest inflation report, the average retail price of roasted coffee has risen 14.8% since last July. Worse news: Some of President Donald Trump’s highest new tariffs started this month and are throwing...
Caribbean Airlines launches non-stop flights between Dominica and Puerto Rico
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 19, 2025
Caribbean Airlines has officially launched its new non-stop service linking Dominica and Puerto Rico, with inaugural flights BW 296 and BW 297 receiving warm welcomes upon arrival on August 15. - Advertisement - As part of the rollout, the Puerto...